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Title: Kiki Gallery Records
Date (inclusive): 1990-1995
Date (bulk): (bulk 1993-1995)
Identifier/Call Number: GLC 29
Creator:
Kiki Gallery (San Francisco, Calif.)
Physical Description:
1.5 Cubic Feet
(49 folders in 2 document cases + 1 oversized box)
Contributing Institution:
James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center, San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
415-557-4567
info@sfpl.org
Abstract: The Kiki Gallery was established by Rick Jacobsen in San Francisco in 1993 to showcase contemporary art and performance. The
records contain publicity files, slides, photographs, drafts of performance pieces, exhibit catalogs, a KIKIBOX, and some
correspondence.
Physical Location: Collection is stored onsite.
Language of Material: Collection materials are in English.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the City Archivist. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Kiki Gallery Records (GLC 29), LGBTQIA Center, San Francisco Public Library.
Provenance
The Kiki Gallery Records were donated to The San Francisco Public Library by Wayne Smith, February 1998. KIKIBOX {No.1}, numbered
19/30, was donated by Connell R. Little (via Margaret Tedesco), October 2020.
Historical Note
The gallery was established by Rick Jacobsen in 1993 to showcase contemporary art and performance. During its 3 years of operation,
the Kiki hosted art exhibits, readings, and performances on subjects as far ranging as scatology, AIDS, and bongs. A few of
the artists featured were Joan Jett Blakk, Nayland Blake, Jeannie M., and David E. Johnston.
Scope and Contents
The records contain publicity files, slides, photographs, drafts of performance pieces, exhibit catalogs, and some correspondence.
A small amount of material relates to Jacobsen's productions at Josie's Juice Joint. The collection also includes a KIKIBOX,
which was created in 1994 to celebrate the one year anniversary of the gallery. There were a total of 30 such boxes and each
box included pieces created by artists who had exhibited at the gallery. Some artists included the same item in each of the
30 boxes; others made a unique item for each box.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Art galleries, Commercial -- California -- San Francisco.
Gay artists -- California -- San Francisco.
Kiki Gallery (San Francisco, Calif.)
Lesbian artists -- California -- San Francisco.
Performance art -- California -- San Francisco.
Performance artists -- California -- San Francisco.
Smith, Wayne